{
Q: How can I trap for my own hotkeys?
A: First: set the form's KeyPreview := true;
Then, you do something like this:
}
procedure TForm1.FormKeyDown(Sender: TObject; var Key: Word;
Shift: TShiftState);
begin
if (ssCtrl in Shift) and (chr(Key) in ['A', 'a']) then
ShowMessage('Ctrl-A');
end;